Clear Flexible Dust Collection Hose/ Were to Buy?

I searched for a while, and here's the best deal I found online

At the time I bought it a couple months ago it was $50 for 50 ft. Looks like the price has crept up since then.

The quality is decent and the thickness seems to be good enough for my 1.5HP dust collector. It doesn’t collapse or anything.

I bought a few of these clamps to go with it

They’re definitely handy, but I don’t know if they’re worth the extra $ over the standard screwdriver type clamps.

Good luck!

I’d recommend, if you want to save some money, that
you set it up with black polyurethan hose. Chances
are only 1 or 2 machines will have clogging problems
and you can replace those with clear hose later if you
like.

The clear is a lot more spendy obviously.

The best hose for larger chips is the really stiff stuff
that is hard to bend. The insides are smoother and
the 10 ft length I have of that has never clogged.

Ditto on 1stmistake I have been using the black 4” flex hose, its heavier gauge but not as smooth inside (more ridges) so I would use the clear.

Can someone post a link to the black polyurethane hose mentioned? I’m looking at redoing the dust collection setup as well and wouldn’t mind saving a few bucks.

Just so I understand, is this a permanent installation, or are you moving the hose from one location to another as needed? If permanent why not use DWV plastic pipe? It is thin walled, light, and really smooth on the inside.

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This is a permanent system but you need flex for ease of use on each machine and mobility if needed.

In my case, I need to move the dust hose fairly often, so I need quick release clamps. I make them by cutting a regular clamp somewhere in the middle, and attaching the 2 parts of a draw latch at each cut end. I leave the screw adjuster on, as 4” connections all seem to be different sizes, for some reason, so I can remove and attach quickly, and still have the adjustability.